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My mothers family kept track of that stuff and passed it down through generations. She (my mother) may even have the ticket stubs for the boat ride over from England on the Lyon in late 1630 early 1631. Maybe it's a copy of the manifest. I don't know which it is.
Anyway, it turns out that at least one of my ancestors was a real rebel rouser. When he came here, he thought it would be a novel idea to separate church and state! Well, some of the blokes didn't like that. Some say he moved along, history says he was forced along, too tough to call really. Which ever it might have been, it matters not.
Eventually, he got his own dirt and settled in with twelve of his best buddies. They even built a baptist church. Some people say it might even be the first of its type on this side of the pond. Later on, he and some other dudes turned the place into a colony. They say it finally turned into a state, but I don't know if I can believe that. If it is, it's pretty damned small.
This is only hearsay, and the only proof I've been shown is a serving spoon with RW engraved on it.
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